Name: Calhoun livestock auction prices — 2022-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves mostly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $146.64/cwt on 117 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −62.03 against this barn's trailing median of $208.67.

Average price

$146.64

117 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$33.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.37

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	432	164.87	713	31
Medium and Large 2	482	146.16	704	50
Medium and Large 3	489	131.62	644	36

One grade step is worth $33.26/cwt here — about $68 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale117 hd

146.64

—

GA average15 barns · 1,516 hd

150.01

−3.37

This barn, trailing median2 sales

208.67

−62.03

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,845	85.93	1,585	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,337	71.95	962	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,076	54.76	589	7thin

Every lot, as filed

66 lots · USDA AMS · Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	120.81/cwt	120.00–123.00	870	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	130.17/cwt	129.50–133.00	756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	121.33/cwt	120.00–126.00	683	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	139.01/cwt	135.00–145.00	466	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	153.44/cwt	150.00–157.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	124.65/cwt	121.00–128.00	445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	117.96/cwt	114.00–121.00	615	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	141.21/cwt	135.00–145.00	530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	139.22/cwt	134.00–142.00	650	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	147.54/cwt	144.00–154.00	679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	151.98/cwt	150.00–155.00	699	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	258	147.29/cwt	144.00–150.00	380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	124.05/cwt	120.00–128.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	119.55/cwt	115.00–124.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	133.68/cwt	126.00–136.50	718	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	121.79/cwt	117.00–124.00	810	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	160.86/cwt	155.00–165.00	589	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	165.72/cwt	164.00–170.00	713	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	154.07/cwt	151.00–156.00	806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	160.40/cwt	159.00–164.00	743	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	139.10/cwt	136.00–144.00	721	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	321	145.11/cwt	140.00–150.00	466	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	112.29/cwt	109.00–119.00	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	126.32/cwt	124.50–129.00	782	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	147.38/cwt	143.00–148.00	743	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	470	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	152.41/cwt	150.00–157.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	143.32/cwt	143.00–145.00	828	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	134.02/cwt	133.00–135.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	140.33/cwt	140.00–142.00	776	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	135.90/cwt	132.00–140.00	976	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	140.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	964	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	137.01/cwt	134.00–140.00	778	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	125.72/cwt	124.00–128.00	773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	153.66/cwt	150.00–159.00	650	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	147.27/cwt	142.00–151.00	828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	353	174.79/cwt	170.00–176.00	617	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	140.70/cwt	138.00–144.00	654	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	51.55/cwt	48.00–53.00	541	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	59.03/cwt	55.00–62.00	655	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	73.73/cwt	70.00–76.00	969	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	61.44/cwt	60.00–64.00	784	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,474	82.75/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,220	5
Bulls	—	—	1,580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,580	1
Bulls	—	—	1,890	78.80/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,489	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	123.78/cwt	120.00–127.00	709	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	512	131.09/cwt	129.00–135.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	142.01/cwt	140.00–144.00	508	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	120.63/cwt	117.00–122.00	754	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	660	579.55/cwt	500.00–650.00	3,825	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	8,635	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	11,904	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	845.76/cwt	800.00–900.00	7,485	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	669.16/cwt	530.00–780.00	6,892	6
Bulls	—	—	1,866	89.55/cwt	88.50–90.50	1,671	4

How this sale compares

Georgia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Calhoun Stockyard - Calhoun, GA

Thu Jan 27, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 172Year ago 128

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 37Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 44Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	720	120.00–123.00	120.81
5	—	581	129.50–133.00	130.17
3	—	375	150.00–157.00	153.44
4	—	460	144.00–154.00	147.54
5	—	619	124.50–129.00	126.32
8	—	504	143.00–148.00	147.38
1	—	660	123.00	123.00
3	—	432	150.00–157.00	152.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	563	120.00–126.00	121.33
8	—	335	135.00–145.00	139.01
4	—	375	135.00–145.00	141.21
15	—	467	134.00–142.00	139.22
6	—	537	126.00–136.50	133.68
4	—	620	109.00–119.00	112.29
2	—	255	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	357	121.00–128.00	124.65
7	—	521	114.00–121.00	117.96
2	—	440	120.00–128.00	124.05
2	—	460	115.00–124.00	119.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	175.00	175.00
8	—	460	150.00–155.00	151.98
5	—	665	117.00–124.00	121.79
6	—	366	155.00–165.00	160.86
8	—	518	136.00–144.00	139.10
4	—	568	134.00–140.00	137.01
3	—	615	124.00–128.00	125.72
15	—	423	150.00–159.00	153.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	258	144.00–150.00	147.29
4	—	668	105.00–110.00	107.53
4	—	321	140.00–150.00	145.11
7	—	465	138.00–144.00	140.70
4	—	573	120.00–127.00	123.78
3	—	512	129.00–135.00	131.09
4	—	358	140.00–144.00	142.01
7	—	625	117.00–122.00	120.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	430	164.00–170.00	165.72
3	—	523	151.00–156.00	154.07
5	—	463	159.00–164.00	160.40
3	—	562	142.00–151.00	147.27
10	—	353	170.00–176.00	174.79
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	122.00	122.00
1	—	255	170.00	170.00
2	—	565	133.00–135.00	134.02
2	—	360	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	143.00–145.00	143.32
2	—	718	132.00–140.00	135.90
1	—	615	143.00	143.00
9	—	686	140.00–145.00	140.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	139.00	139.00
6	—	553	140.00–142.00	140.33
1	—	515	144.00	144.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,050	48.00–53.00	51.55
3	—	1,110	55.00–62.00	59.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,314	70.00–76.00	73.73
7	—	1,276	60.00–64.00	61.44
5	—	1,474	79.00–85.00	82.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	100.00	100.00
4	—	1,890	75.00–80.00	78.80
4	—	1,866	88.50–90.50	89.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	660	500.00–650.00	579.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	785.00	785.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	960.00	960.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	885	800.00–900.00	845.76
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,030	530.00–780.00	669.16

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

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